The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-06
THE DARK HORSE WON
Judge John +. Rea, of Minneapolis the
New CoInnandcr-in-Chi & Chief of the g.. \. H.
The Pension Question Before the Eh-
campment-Personal Matters.


campmcnt Of the G.. A. X. was prompt in
coming to order this morning. After some
reports had been read, General Beath Of
Pennsylvania then arose to personal ex-
planation. lie said he had been reported
by the RcpublicdH to have said: "Therc
never has been a Democratic Commander
in-Chief of the G. A. r., and 10y the ct rnal
Gods there never will be-" He denied this
as an ''infamous lie and SANDER"
4 Corporal Tanner, of New Y ork, said the
Republican had quoted him as saying that
he was putting knife under Slocum's
/ ribs. He also denounced this a lie.
Delegate Anthony, of Kansas, made an
attempt to reconsider the report of the
committee ON resolutions, by which
proposition torase money for the erection
: of a monument to General Warren was de-
feated, but was unsuccessful.
The big business of the day was then
reached when the committee on reSolu-
tions reported back a resolution intro
duced by exCommaEder-in.C n.Chief Paul
| Nandervoort, of Nebraska.
The resolution was divided iIfto two
parts. One part dealt with the pension
for Mrs. Logan, and the other was cen'
sure of President Cleveland for his veto
of the Dependent Pension bill
when the committee reported back tho
| Vandervoort resolution, it split it up, rec
ommending the adoption of the part relat-
! ing to Mrs. Logan's pension and the rejec-
ton of the part referring to the Presidents
veto.
There were but three speeches made ON
the committees report. Vandprvoort led
Off in an appeal for an adoption of the
closure portion of his resolution. He be-
lieved that the President ought to be CEN
sured for his action. Il have az great an
appreciation and respect for the office
of the President as any man on
the earth, but | believe that III
his veto he insulted the comrade-
ship of the Grand Army" he excl aimed.
There was some applause, but very little.
He rung the changes on that sentiment,
but did it speciouSly. He declared that
the Grand Army should have the courage
of its convictions, and should vote as it
felt upon this question.
This gave General c. H, Grosvenor of
Ohio q chance to make ringing speech
against Vandervoort. jumping to his
feet he exclaimed: This is a spectacle.
One man nsinuating that the courage
and bravery of the G. \. r. is centered IN
one man, who alone dareS to speak III
convictions. Loud cheering.l
The vote was then called on the report
of the committee rejecting Nanderv0ort S
resolution. 1t was taken viva voce. There
was a storm of ayes, and not no was
heard. The chair decided the report
adopted unanimously.
The pension bills came up next on q mo-
ton to adopt the minority report, which
was in favor of making service the basis
for pensions. 1t was debated hotly for
al n =, aN- e 'n.tl.
mander-in- Chief, and other prominent
men speaking. a yea and nay vote was
taken about one O'Clock, and resulted as
follows
For minority report Observation-Disclosures. IL
Against minority report !!
There was considerable bad feeling
among the delegates over the publication
by the G}obe- Democrat of the password AZ
the door. Extra precautions were taken
to prevent any bogus veterans from
getting into the hall. The pass
word was changed this morn
ing, but that was not even
enough. Whenever a party looked suspi'
cious he was made to give the general
password, his State countersign and asked
other troublous questions. Several fel-
lows who tried to use yesterdays pass
word 'Farragut," were bounced double
quick down the stairs.
ST. LOUIS, Oct Judge John p. Rea,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, was yesterday, on
the first ballot, chosen COmmander-in
Chief of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
John Patterson Rea is a native of Penn
sylvania and was born in Lower Oxford,
Chester County, October IL, 1910. He at
tended school and worked in factory
previous TO the war, and on April Il, 1861,
enlisted in Company B. Eleventh Ohio
infantry, for three months. He re-en
listed in Company l. First Ohio
cavalry, August %, 1861, for
three years, and was commissioned
second lieutenant, September %, follow
ing. He was promoted to first lieutenant
March Il, 1862; captain, April /, 1868, ANA
breveted major November %, 1863. He
participated in all the battles in which his
regiment was engaged, and was never off
duty during his service of three years
and four months, with the exception of
eight days, when he was held a
prisoner of war. After his resigna-
ton, November 23 1854, he entered
the Ohio Wesleyan University, from
which he graduated in 1867. He then
studied law and was admitted to practice
in 1868. Soon after this he was appointed
appointed United States Internal Revenue
Assessor of the Ninth Pennsylvania dis
trct, serving to May l., 1873. He
removed to Minneapolis in 1879,
where he was editor of the DaHy
Tribune from January /, 1879, to MAY l,
1877. On the lst of January, 1873, he was
made Probate Judge of Hennepin County,
serving until December 81, 1889. He then
became a member of the law firm of Rea,
Ketchcl & Shaw, and practised untl
April, 1896, when he was appointed
to fill the vacancy in the
bench of the Fourth district Of
Minnesota, and in November TO lowing
was elected to the full term, which posi-
tion he still holds. Since 1883 he has been
Commissary General of the State, with
the rank of Brigader-G General. Judge Rea
joined the G. a. r. at Piqua, Ohio, as q
charter member in 1866, and was amember
of the first encampment of the
Ohio department. He became a
member of Geo. n. Morgan Post, No. I, of
Minneapolis in February, 1881, and served
as its first commander. He has served as
member of the department council of adj
mniStration, senior vice-cOmmander and
commander of the department of Minne-
sofa, aud in 1884 was elected senlor-vlce-
commander-in-c chief, serving one term
Nelson Cole, of st. Louis, was elected
senior vice. er-in-chief.
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